This Week In Music Commentary

This week commentators from the music industry aired their opinions on why 2017 will be the Year of the Platform, the ongoing value gap issue of YouTube, any why virtual. Continue reading

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REWIND: The New Music Industry’s Week In Review

Before moving on to another full week of music industry news, we look back at Instagram's continued precipitous growth, Neil Young's transformation of Pono, big radio's continued attempts to pay. Continue reading

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The Most Important Music Business Trends Of 2016 [Bas Grasmayer]

This week as part of his Projecting Trends series, Bas Grasmayer looks back on some of the most import music industry trends of 2016, including blockchain tech, virtual reality, streaming. Continue reading

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Music Drives Top 3 Most Wanted Tech Gifts Of 2016 [CHART]

According to a study by the Consumer Technology Association, music driven products are among the most wanted tech gifts of 2016. Headphones and a portable Bluetooth speaker are #1 and. Continue reading

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FRI. BRIEF: New Facebook Metrics Flaw • CMJ Employees Sue • SoundCloud Mix Controversy • More

FRIDAY 12.16.16 Music Business News From Around The Web  SoundCloud is sending mixed messages to DJs. How they handle the controversy could determine the streamer's future. Updated continuously under our More. Continue reading

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CASH Launches Revolving Loan Fun For Musicians

Here Jesse von Doom of CASH Music explains operations behind the CASH Music Revolving Fund, a system put in place to allow artists access to the capital needed to properly. Continue reading

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Neil Young To Transform Pono Into High-Res Streaming Service

After his recent high-fidelity download service w/ dedicated player flopped, Neil Young is seeking to reinvent Pono as a high-resolution streaming service, although whether this new service will succeed either. Continue reading

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THU. BRIEF: Twitter, Facebook Video Push • Australia Blocks Pirate Sites • Dynamic Pricing • More

Thursday 12.15.16 Music Business News From Around The Web  Video creation: live, ephemeral, archived. YouTube unlocked demand, but Facebook, Snapchat are bringing it to the masses.  Updated continuously under our More News tab

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2017 Will Be The Year Of The Platform, Tidal Will Sell To Apple Predicts MIDiA Research

[UPDATED] Analysts MIDiA, who claim an 84% success rate for their 2016 predictions are back with their crystal ball for 2017. Music predictions include a Spotify IPO and the subsequent start of. Continue reading

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CD Baby Adds Analytics Dashboard To Serve 400,000 Indie Musicians

[UPDATED] You know that you have fans, but where do they live? How do they discover music? Understanding who your fans are can mean the difference between success and failure.  A. Continue reading

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